I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article.

Digital for storage and quickness. Analog for fatness and warmth.

Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.

I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs.

I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn't be able to sound like.

Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others.

Currently I'm working with Parker Fly on a new Midi guitar to arrive next year.

King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.

DUST includes rarities, demos, unreleased songs and instrumentals, live recordings, and more.

As you can appreciate over my lifetime I've developed a large vocabulary of sounds each requiring certain physical techniques often combined with a specific effect box.

The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly.

Your feelings and emotions are your strongest indicator if your life is moving in a purposeful direction or not, so listen closely to how you feel

The only mistake you can make is not asking for help.

I never get recognised.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than ever I would have believed.

I wish there were more young people in the big houses, but sometimes it's really hard for them to believe in the youth because they go for what's the most expected.

A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art.

Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, You're a credit to your rice. Never got a dinner!